UT basketball: From No. 1 to unranked

AUSTIN — After just six weeks, one of the most dramatic poll freefalls in college basketball history is complete.

The Texas Longhorns dropped out of The Associated Press Top 25 on Monday, becoming just the fourth team in the history of the poll to fall out of the rankings in the same season in which they were No. 1. The Longhorns were the top-ranked team in the country in the Jan. 18 edition of the Top 25, but have lost seven out of 12 games since then.

UT just missed out on a spot in the rankings this week, finishing seven points behind No. 25 Xavier. The Longhorns are still ranked 25th in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll.

The Longhorns play their final home game of the season Monday night against Oklahoma. UT coach Rick Barnes said Monday morning that freshman guard J’Covan Brown, who was treated and released from a College Station hospital after straining his neck in Saturday’s loss at Texas A&M, is “fine” and should play against the Sooners.